Conversations with History - James M. McPherson

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"Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief" James M. McPherson, Professor of History Emeritus, Princeton University, October 27, 2008, 60 minutes Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Pulitzer Prize winning historian and Princeton Professor Emeritus James M. McPherson for a discussion of his new book, Trial by War. Their discussion focuses on the qualities that defined Abraham Lincoln's leadership, how he came to define the role of commander in chief, the evolution of his thinking on ...